Aegis Blog

In the aftermath of the most destructive fires California has ever seen, homeowners are facing a big problem. The California Department of Insurance has received increased complaints, evidence, and feedback from consumers that homeowners’ insurance coverage in high-risk areas is increasingly difficult to obtain and unaffordable for those that need it.
1 in 3 CA Homes in High-Risk Areas
There are an estimated 3.6 million Californian homes in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), of which 1 million ...

It’s difficult to comprehend the incredibly vast scope of rebuilding that needs to be done in California.
Northern California lost more than 14,700 homes, with several neighborhoods being entirely wiped out. Sonoma County alone lost around 5,000 homes, with 1,300 of those homes destroyed in the Coffey Park neighborhood alone. In Southern California, the Thomas fire destroyed 1,000 structures in Ventura County; one neighborhood lost more than 400 buildings.
Homeowners are, understandably, very eager to overcome ...